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Browns OC Travis Switzer speaks on what he needs from his quarterback
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The new Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator spoke to the media on Wednesday for the first time since he was brought over from the Baltimore Ravens , where he was the team's run game coordinator. With the Browns ' long history of issues at the quarterback position and the uncertainty facing the room in 2026, he was obviously asked to speak on some of his philosophies.
Switzer was asked about what traits he is looking for in a quarterback , and this is what he had to say:
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"Yeah, I mean he's got to be an elite leader and decision maker. I mean, that's where it starts. Somebody said this, I remember hearing it years ago. It might have been (Dan) Marino or somebody – as a quarterback, you got to go throw four picks in the first quarter and step into the huddle in the second half, look your guys in the eye and they still believe in going. So that's one of those things. I don't know if you can coach that, I don't know. I think it certainly helps. You can develop that through preparation and then having success and now you have confidence in your own process and all those things. And that does start to develop. But yeah, those are all the things that you look for."
What this means for the Browns' QBs
I totally agree with Switzer in that you need a guy leading your offense who the other players on offense believe in and respect. You have to have ice in your veins in key moments, and if teammates trust the decisions you will make, it gives a little extra motivation and confidence spreads throughout the offense .
The biggest question is, do the Browns have someone like this on the roster, or do they need to find him? Shedeur Sanders is a player teammates seem to gravitate to, but he's gotta clean up some of the decision-making problems he had last year.
This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns OC Travis Switzer speaks on what he needs from his quarterback
